30 senior citizens attend health talk on knee pain
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Dec 3, 2021 06:49
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Chandigarh, December 3, 2021: As many as 30 senior citizens attended a health talk on knee pain at Ropar today. The workshop was organized by Ayu Health Hospitals in association with Senior Citizens Council, Roopnagar.
Speaking during the occasion, Dr Manpal Narula, Orthopedics Surgeon (MS) stated that post pandemic the main reason for knee pain is overexertion at home, as people have started doing such activities at home which they were not used to at home. People have started prolonged gardening, household cleaning due to unavailability of domestic help at home, he asserted.
Dr Manpal further stated that the second reason is injuries at home due to falls and twisting injuries of knee and ankle due to performing unaccustomed activities. The third reason for knee pain is elderly population suffering from osteoarthritis, he said.
Talking about treatment he said that the basic home treatment for pains related to overexertion and injury is intermittent or immediate rest. The patient shouldn’t keep on performing their activities for prolonged hours. If pain doesn’t settle with this, then they should do some hot fomentation, some painkiller gel application and crepe bandage application. Some may settle with easily home available painkiller tablets.
In rare cases, patients may consult with their family physician, physiotherapist or an Orthopaedic surgeon. However, the patients suffering with the pain of osteoarthritis may need to take some extra precautions along with these general measures, said Dr Manpal.
One should not sit cross-legged especially on the floor, squatting position and climbing stairs unnecessarily. The patients must sit on relatively higher surfaces for prayer or any other work, and avoid Indian toilets if possible, added Dr Manpal.
